DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 03/17 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 12.2 - - 18.5 - - 20.7 - - 19.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 145 - - 104 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 610 - - 3316 - - 3258 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 917 - - 2711 - - 2468 - - 918 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1499 - - 4205 - - 4147 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1414 - - 982 - - 844 - - 3341 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 144 - - 321 - - 287 - - 16 W* B/S - - - 3 - - 5 - - 5 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 11 - - 10 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 324 - - 285 - - 234 - - 202 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 0 - - -3 - - -3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1896 - - 265 - - 260 - - -1401 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3396 - - 3940 - - 3887 - - 2335 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6972 - - -16199 - - -14247 - - -1846 ODpotential blCL - - - 8471 - - 20404 - - 18394 - - 2780 blCL maxRH - - - 58 - - 70 - - 84 - - 86 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 12.2 - - 18.5 - - 20.7 - - 19.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 0.9 - - 4.6 - - 7.1 - - 12.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 11.9 - - 17.6 - - 20.1 - - 19.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - -0.2 - - 3.5 - - 6.1 - - 11.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 72 - - 145 - - 104 - - -12 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 610 - - 3316 - - 3258 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 36 - - 43 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96537 6 178 4 227 15 268 12 251 96537 89403 3 124 3 139 7 237 8 276 89403 83882 2 086 6 143 7 198 12 290 83882 79266 6 326 3 044 9 155 8 267 79266 75259 5 314 10 298 2 312 10 332 75259 71688 3 048 11 256 14 278 18 300 71688 68435 13 336 11 284 13 294 16 308 68435 65417 22 299 16 286 20 301 18 312 65417 62600 21 298 16 295 22 297 24 318 62600 59868 23 310 17 298 31 310 30 319 59868 57007 26 307 28 313 34 313 36 322 57007 54023 32 312 32 306 40 320 40 327 54023 51164 39 307 38 315 41 320 54 327 51164 48594 34 314 42 314 48 324 57 316 48594 46301 39 321 48 318 56 317 54 315 46301 44220 45 320 56 316 53 319 57 317 44220 42312 50 324 55 315 58 326 62 314 42312 40556 55 329 52 324 70 323 61 314 40556 38934 59 331 65 335 73 322 63 316 38934 37427 65 338 82 334 79 322 71 320 37427 36024 81 340 101 335 92 323 78 321 36024 34687 102 338 117 333 96 323 80 320 34687 33346 114 339 122 333 95 324 78 318 33346 31971 108 340 120 333 94 326 69 315 31971 30561 111 348 107 331 92 325 61 317 30561 29095 118 348 91 329 84 318 59 319 29095 27558 124 346 94 331 80 313 61 315 27558 25950 124 347 98 332 71 317 58 310 25950 24269 121 347 96 334 63 323 58 312 24269 22511 120 345 92 335 61 320 59 314 22511 20675 110 346 87 338 58 322 56 312 20675 18758 88 348 76 341 59 323 48 310 18758 16762 67 345 59 336 61 320 44 307 16762 14734 49 338 45 328 53 311 45 310 14734 12786 38 330 38 320 45 306 48 309 12786 11024 31 321 34 314 39 305 46 305 11024 9475 27 320 30 310 31 303 31 298 9475 8119 25 328 26 308 24 296 22 290 8119 6925 24 329 21 307 18 287 20 277 6925 5873 22 318 17 304 13 271 19 260 5873 4949 19 312 16*295 12*246 18 233 4949 4143 17 317 13*289 10*234 17 212 4143 3435 16 322 11 286 10 234 15 207 3435 2802 16 326 11 285 10 233 15 207 2802 2243 16 331 11 285 10 234 14 207 2243 1775 15*331 10 285 10 234 14 206 1775 1416 12*327 10 285 10 234 13 206 1416 1170 10 323 9 284 9 234 11 205 1170 1020 9 322 9 284 9 234 9*203 1020 934 8 321 8 284 8 234 6*202 934 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography